Being known as a great coach isn't important to me. I'm hoping when players get into their 30's they feel they were treated fairly and treated right. (Don Lucia)

History/Records - Coaches

 

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Bjorn Anderson - Coach Anderson was an Assistant Freshman Coach in 2008.  A 2006 MVHS graduate: Anderson is a junior at Bethel University where he played in 5 varsity games as a freshman.  Bjorn missed the 2008 Bethel season due to studying abroad in Australia, and he returns to the diamond in 2009. 

Craig Davis: Coach Davis was a JV Assistant in 2009.  He attended St. Cloud State University, and is a graduate ot Lake City High School where he played baseball and football.  Davis lives in Fridley.

Tim Flaherty: Coach Flaherty was the Freshman coach in 2008.  He graduated from the Electrical Construction and Maintenance Program at Dunwoody College of Technology in 2008, and is now employed by PAR Nuclear.  He is a 2005 graduate of MVHS, where he was captain of both the football and baseball teams as a senior.  He was named All-Conference and Most Dedicated in football, and MVP of the Tri-City Red baseball team.  Flaherty and wife Leah reside in Lino Lakes.
Andrew Forsgren: Coach Forsgren was a Freshman Assistant in 2009.  He is a Biology major at Bethel University with a pre-med track, and is also pursuing a Coaching minor.  Forsgren is a graduate of Bloomington Kennedy where he played football, baseball and alpine skiing.
 

Aaron Moberg: Coach Moberg was an Assistant Coach with the JV team in 2008.  Moberg is an Assistant Coach for the Irondale Football Team and South St. Paul Girls Hockey Team, and he works as a Site Manager for Mounds View athletic contests.   Moberg is a graduate of Bethel University, and was the nose guard on the Bethel football team that advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship Semifinals in 2007.  He is a 2003 MVHS graduate, and he lives in Arden Hills.

Tyler Murchie: Coach Murchie was a Sophomore Assistant in 2009.  He will be an Assistant Coach for the Sophomore Team.  Murchie and his wife moved to Chicago where he works in the Education profession.  He previously worked as a Para at South St. Paul High School, coached soccer at Bethel University, and also coached wrestling at South St. Paul.  He is a Bethel graduate, where he was a soccer captain. 

Scott Oberg:  Coach Oberg began his Mounds View baseball coaching career as the Freshman Coach in 1999.  He coached the JV in 2000, and was the Varsity Assistant Coach from 2001 - 2006.  The 2006 team was the Section 4AAA Runner-Up, and the 2003 team won the Suburban East Conference Championship.  He is a graduate of Apple Valley High School and Northwestern College.  Oberg teaches US History and Government at Mounds View High School, and he resides with his family in Blaine.

Rich Opitz: Coach Opitz coached the Freshman team for 3 years, 2005-2007.  He is a graduate of Mounds View High School where in 2003 as an All-Conference Player he led the Suburban East Champion Mustangs in batting with a .442 batting average and .610 slugging percentage.  Opitz was selected for the Lions All-Star Game following the 2003 season.  He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, and is employed by Piper Jaffray and Company.  Opitz plays amatuer baseball for the Tri-City Sharks, and he resides in Minneapolis.

Cardell Poe: Coach Poe was an assistant with the Freshman team in 2007.  He is a graduate of St. Paul Johnson High School, and he currently plays baseball for the St. Paul Highland Park amatuer team. Poe is a graduate from the University of Minnesota with a Kinesiology major and a Coaching minor. He is pursuing grad school, and he currently does personal training.  Poe resides in St. Paul.

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Tom Schuh: Longtime Coach Tom Schuh stepped down from his baseball coaching duties following the 1997 season in which the Mustangs finished 20-4.  Coach Schuh coached in the Lions All-Star game in 1997.  He also was a teacher and coached soccer at Mounds View High School. 

Brian Sprout: Coach Sprout was a Varsity Assistant for 3 seasons (2008, 2008, 2009).  He teaches in the South Washigton County School District and is the Head Baseball Coach at East Ridge High School.  Sprout is a graduate of Lake City High School and St. Olaf College.  He played two plus years in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system, and also played for the St. Paul Saints.  He was a three time Conference Player of the Year while at St. Olaf, and in a 2002 St. Olaf game, he hit for a race cycle - a solo home run, a 2-run homer, a 3-run homer and a grand slam.  Sprout teaches hitting at Blue Chip Academy in Lakeville, and was previously an Assistant Coach at Edina High School.  He and his wife Lynn reside in Woodbury. 

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Chris Schwartz: Schwartz was the Mounds View Head Coach for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons.  His teams were Section champions in 1999 and 2000.  The 2000 team finished third in the State Tournament, and the team was State Tournament Consolation Co-Champion in 1999.  Schwartz is currently an Assistant Coach at St. Olaf College, and he is the owner of Keep In Touch Massage.  He and his family live in Farmington.

Brad Tullberg: Tullberg was the Mounds View Head Coach from 2001-2006.  His 2006 team was the Section 4AAA Runner-Up, and the 2003 team won the Suburban East Conference Championship.  He was also a Mounds View Assistant Coach during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.  He is employed by the City of Roseville.  Tullberg and his family live in Roseville.

Ryan Wahlund: Coach Wahlund was an Assistant Coach for the Sophomore team in 2008.  Wahlund is a 2003 grad of Mounds View, where he lettered in football and threw shot-put and discus for track.  He played baseball in the summer for Babe Ruth and Tri-City.  Wahlund went on to Bethel University, where he graduated in 2006, and now is attending William Mitchell College of Law.  He resides in Lakeville with his wife Amanda.